5 d. ago Former Met officer David Carrick sentenced for rape and molesting child

Convicted serial offender given further life sentence for crimes against 12-year-old girl in 1980s and former partnerFormer police officer and convicted sex offender David Carrick has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to life with a minimum of 30 years for molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner. Carrick, 50, who served as an armed officer in the Metropolitan police, sexually assaulted the child in the late 1980s, his trial heard. More than 20 years later, he repeatedly raped a woman and subjected her to “degrading and humiliating” abuse during the course of a toxic relationship.Mrs Justice McGowan sentenced Carrick for the fresh convictions on Thursday after he was found guilty of two charges of rape, one of sexual assault and coercive and controlling behaviour towards the woman between 2014 and 2019, and five counts of indecent assault relating to the girl in the late 1980s. Carrick’s offences came to light after he pleaded guilty in 2022 and 2023 to 71 sexual offe...

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5 d. ago Rapist Met Police officer David Carrick already in prison for sex crimes is jailed for life

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been found guilty of molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner at the Old Bailey. He was already a convicted sex offender before the allegations came to light

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5 d. ago Serial rapist Met Police officer David Carrick already in prison handed 37th life sentence

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been found guilty of molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner at the Old Bailey. He was already a convicted sex offender before the allegations came to light

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6 d. ago Moment Met police protection rider cleared of causing death by dangerous driving hits great

Relatives of Ms Holland are now taking legal action against the Metropolitan Police, arguing that the acquittal of PC Harrison proves officers are ‘above the law’

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6 d. ago Rapist police officer David Carrick guilty of sexually abusing girl, 12, after confession letter uncovered

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick was previously handed 36 life sentences in 2023

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6 d. ago Rapist cop David Carrick guilty of molesting girl, 12, as confession letter uncovered

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, who was handed 36 life sentences in 2023 with a minimum term of 32 years, has been found guilty of further offences

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6 d. ago Rapist Met Police officer David Carrick guilty of more crimes after feeling 'invincible'

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has been found guilty of molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner at the Old Bailey. He was already a convicted sex offender before the allegations came to light

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1 week ago Police officer not guilty of causing death of pensioner hit during royal escort

Pc Christopher Harrison was among the team of convoy motorbike outriders escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh when Helen Holland was hit on May 10 2023.

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1 week ago Police motorcyclist who hit pensioner while escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh found not guilty

Helen Holland, 81, tragically lost her life after after she was hit by the motorcycle operated by Metropolitan Police officer Christopher Harrison as a verdict was made over the charge of causing death by careless driving

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2 w. ago Police biker 'drove straight into' woman, 81, during royal escort before she died

Metropolitan Police officer PC Christopher Harrison is on trial, accused of causing the death of Helen Holland, 81, by dangerous driving after she was fatally struck at a pedestrian crossing

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2 w. ago Police officer ‘drove straight into’ pensioner who died after royal escort crash

Helen Holland, 81, died after being struck during a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh in May 2023.

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2 w. ago Moment phone thief is snared by undercover cops as over 140 people are arrested in West End crackdown on shoplifting and thefts at tourist spots

Around 100 extra Metropolitan Police officers were deployed to tackle some of the most common offences blighting the capital as part of Operation Baselife.

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2 w. ago Former Met police officer accused of using sex workers while on duty

Exclusive: Imran Patel, who resigned last year after reports about his conduct, is being investigated by the IOPCA former Metropolitan police officer allegedly used sex workers while on duty in the midst of a major investigation into behavioural standards, the Guardian can reveal.Britain’s largest police force has been described as “institutionally misogynistic” after widespread claims that a “toxic” sexist culture has been allowed to thrive for decades. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Met Police sacks fewer than a THIRD of cops probed for misconduct in last four years

Just 413 Metropolitan Police officers lost their jobs, or voluntarily quit, over allegations of misconduct, despite 1,345 being probed for wrongdoing in the toxic, misogynistic culture

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3 w. ago I tried to report a Metropolitan Police officer for 'unacceptable' behaviour... but they arrested me for STALKING

Alice Vinten, pictured, spent ten years working for the Metropolitan Police but found herself on the wrong side of the door when she was arrested in her home in Essex last year.

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3 w. ago Man due in court to face murder charge after Uxbridge stabbing attack

Officers and paramedics were called to reports of a triple stabbing at about 5pm.

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3 w. ago Afghan migrant charged with murder after London triple stabbing

Safi Dawood is charged with murdering Wayne Broadhurst as well as two counts of attempted murder.

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3 w. ago Migrant sex offender claims he tried to hand himself in to police before arrest

The Metropolitan Police has said it is ‘not aware of any evidence’ to support Kebatu’s claim.

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4 w. ago Metropolitan Police officer who ‘trivialised’ rape allegation sacked

Sergeant Clayton Robinson was dismissed without notice after it was found he had committed gross misconduct.

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4 w. ago Man arrested over Uxbridge stabbing entered UK in lorry in 2020, officials say

A 49-year-old man was killed in the incident on Monday evening and two other people were injured.

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